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Putting aside the controversy about whether or not some of songs are "authentically" Michael's voice, I think this is a fine collection of songs. I've been a fan since he was that little dynamo in the J-5. I followed his career and loved Off the Wall and the succeeding albums. I'll admit, I've not listened to every song on some of the J-5 albums, but I've studied his voice on every solo album he's released over the years. It's his voice on every one of these tracks. Yes, he was a perfectionist. Would these songs all have been released in the manner they appear had he lived to record them? We'll never know. Teddy Riley, Frank Cascio, Neff-U, etc. did a great job finishing them.
It's always hard to pick a favorite song but I really do love The Way That You Love Me. It's so special to hear him say...."this is the tempo and this the melody" and hear him create the sound of the drums. I'd have given anything to be in the studio with him, watching the music just flow from him. He really was pure genius! I like this version and the original, too. His voice is so clear and sweet and it's a beautiful melody you can't help but sing along to. I actually like his singing with Lenny Kravitz (I Can't Make It) more than the duo with Akon. It was too much Akon--not enough MJ. Regardless, Hold My Hand is a beautiful song.
Behind The Mask is just the best. Strong, vibrant, Michael; great vocal range and the sax, well, I've always loved great sax!
Breaking News is a "heart-breaker". His question, "Why is it strange that I would fall in love?" (referring to his love for and marriage to Lisa Marie Presley) makes me sad. The media helped to wreck that marriage. Plus, she betrayed him. It's another song written in response to a vicious media who, as he notes in the song, "wrote his obituary" in June 2009.
Best of Joy is innocent, pure, sweet, youthful Michael. Yes, Michael, you are forever!
Monster is kick-a$$! I love 50-Cent's rap and again, Michael is strong and bad in his "dissin'" the slimy papparazzi.
Keep Your Head Up is "classic" compassionate, caring Michael. Always thinking about the underprivileged and the struggling underdog. It makes you feel for that young mother. It makes you believe in hope. Michael was all about hope.
Hollywood Tonight is a song for every young, aspiring person who thinks that Hollywood is the be-all, end-all. A quick look at Lindsay Lohan and Charlie Sheen and you'll understand that Hollywood fame is NOT all that it's cracked up to be.
Much Too Soon gives me the feeling that he wrote it in response to a love affair that didn't turn out the way he hoped it would. Again, his vocals are so beautiful.
He wrote simply and from the heart. This song was truly heartfelt.
I wish $ony (I dislike them intensely!) would re-release Invincible. The songs on that CD are among the best he's ever written--beautiful ballads and great beats (2000 Watts). Clearly, $ony sabotaged that CD when it was first released. They practically stopped promoting it because of contractual differences. If Invincible were released today, I believe it would go to #1 and stay there for a long time--the songs are still so timely and relevant.
Michael is Michael, through and through. It makes you appreciate that we can still hear more of his genius creativity, but terribly sad that from now on, no matter how beautifully mixed his yet-to-be released work is, it will always lack his magical finishing touch.
If you love him, you'll put controversy aside and include it in your collection.
Now, if only $ony will finally release What More Can I Give, Do You Know Where Your Children Are, and the great short film, Ghosts. A remaster of Moonwalker would be really great, too!
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100% Michael Jackson's Voice, No question.
This CD is Amazing!, And the vocals on these recordings I believe is 100% without a doubt Michael Jackson's Voice, Why fans or the media believe that it's not Michael Jackson's Voice is beyond me, Most of the songs were from the 80's or 90's that were left in the vaults for decades for one reason or another due to Michael Jackson's notorious perfectionism, So of course the songs have to be modernized in the studio and cleaned up for release, I believe that is where the confusion and controversy comes into play, And leads people to believe that it isn't Michael Jackson, It definitely is Michael Jackson who recorded these songs, My favorite songs on here "Hold my hand" (Ft. Akon), "Hollywood tonight", "Keep your head up", and "Best of joy" recorded in 2009, And possibly Michael Jackson's last recorded song before his untimely passing on June 25, 2009, R.I.P. The King Of Pop (1958-2009), It's great to hear MJ's voice again, Even if it's not his best work, This CD is still worth owning and adding to your Michael Jackson collection, This CD is very listenable and respects The King Of Pop's legacy.
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